Chapter 8 Word list 2

A life-threatening disease of the nervous system passed down through families

3. Paresthesia

Before a seizure you may experience bright lights, smells or even taste

4. Petit mal seizures

A numbness and tingling, or as a prickly, stinging, or burning feeling

5. Hydrocephalus

A muscle control problem that causes an inability to coordinate movements

6. Meningocele

A disorder of the nerve that controls movement of the muscles in the face causes weakness or paralysis of these muscles

7. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Mini seizures

8. Bell's palsy

Water on the brain

9. Apraxia

A brain disorder that causes seizures.

10. Tay-Sachs disease

One form of dementia that gradually gets worse over time. It affects memory, thinking, and behavior

11. Alzheimer disease

Unable to recall how to use objects, such as brushing your teeth.

12. Cerebral palsy

A group of disorders that can involve brain and nervous system functions, such as movement, learning, hearing, seeing, and thinking

13. Epilepsy

A disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movemen

14. Ataxia

A protrusion of meninges through a defect in the skull or spinal column

15. Aura

A disorder that causes unrestrained sounds and tics

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